Weather Records on 28 September 2002

743 weather records were set or tied worldwide on 28 September 2002. Highest significance: Niznij Novgorod, RU.

Key Facts for 28 September 2002

On 28 September 2002, 743 weather records were set or tied at long-record stations worldwide.
318 were record highs and 190 were record lows, counting maximum and minimum temperature.
By timescale, 1 were all-time records, 20 monthly and 722 daily.
Niznij Novgorod set a daily record precipitation of 33.0 mm (1.3 in) on 28 September 2002.
Across 162 earlier years (1794 to 2026) the same calendar date averaged 426 records.

Record Map

743 stations

743 station records on 28 September 2002 are marked on the map, coloured by record type. Dot size shows the significance score. Made with Natural Earth.

Weather records on 28 September 2002: highest significance records shown on the map
Station	Country	Type	Value	Significance
Niznij Novgorod	Russia	Record daily precipitation	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	68 of 100 (Major)
Cornwall	United States	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	63 of 100 (Major)
Susupuato de Guerrero	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	60 of 100 (Major)
Abu Hamed	Sudan	Record daily precipitation	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	57 of 100 (Notable)
Northville	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	56 of 100 (Notable)
Macedon Lock E30	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Northfield	United States	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	55 of 100 (Notable)
Apollo Bay	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	53 of 100 (Notable)
Cape Otway Lighthouse	Australia	Record daily precipitation	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	51 of 100 (Notable)
Poretskoye	Russia	Record daily precipitation	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	50 of 100 (Notable)
Dannemora	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	48 of 100 (Notable)
Simao	China	Record daily precipitation	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Clyde Lock 26	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	47 of 100 (Notable)
Kilauea 1134	United States	Record high maximum temperature	31.1 C (88.0 F)	44 of 100 (Notable)
Wanakena Rngr School	United States	Record daily precipitation	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	43 of 100 (Notable)
Yerevan	Armenia	Record high minimum temperature	18.1 C (64.6 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Gellibrand River West	Australia	Record daily precipitation	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Presa Miguel Hidalgo Y Costil	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Orel	Russia	Record daily precipitation	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Astrakan	Russia	Record high minimum temperature	17.9 C (64.2 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Saentis	Switzerland	Record low minimum temperature	-8.9 C (16.0 F)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Chazy	United States	Record daily precipitation	38.1 mm (1.5 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Darlington Wwtp	United States	Record daily precipitation	48.5 mm (1.9 in)	42 of 100 (Notable)
Hordern Vale	Australia	Record daily precipitation	31.4 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Simpson South	Australia	Record daily precipitation	29.6 mm (1.2 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
Hooker 12 NNW	United States	Record daily precipitation	64.5 mm (2.5 in)	41 of 100 (Notable)
San Ildelfonso Villa Alta	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Hornindal	Norway	Record daily precipitation	46.8 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Paso Robles	United States	Record low maximum temperature	17.2 C (63.0 F)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Baldwinsville	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Enosburg Falls	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.5 mm (1.8 in)	40 of 100 (Notable)
Mahackala	Russia	Record high maximum temperature	29.7 C (85.5 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Millinocket	United States	Record daily precipitation	40.4 mm (1.6 in)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Hillsboro	United States	Record high minimum temperature	13.9 C (57.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Kinston 7 SE	United States	Record high minimum temperature	23.3 C (73.9 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Walterboro 1 SW	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	39 of 100 (Notable)
Huitzilac	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	106.2 mm (4.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Gouverneur 3 NW	United States	Record daily precipitation	56.9 mm (2.2 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Morrisville 6 SW	United States	Record daily precipitation	41.7 mm (1.6 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
New Castle 1 N	United States	Record daily precipitation	35.3 mm (1.4 in)	38 of 100 (Notable)
Cayuga Lock #1	United States	Record daily precipitation	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	37 of 100 (Notable)
Launceston (Distillery Creek)	Australia	Record daily precipitation	32.0 mm (1.3 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Comitan (Dge)	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	96.3 mm (3.8 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Chilapa (Dge)	Mexico	Record high minimum temperature	20.0 C (68.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
El Salitre	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Elsinore	United States	Record low maximum temperature	19.4 C (66.9 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Harris STN	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.2 mm (1.7 in)	36 of 100 (Notable)
Louisburg	United States	Record high minimum temperature	22.2 C (72.0 F)	36 of 100 (Notable)
La Sandia	Mexico	Record daily precipitation	41.9 mm (1.6 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
San Diego Curupatzeo	Mexico	Record low minimum temperature	11.7 C (53.1 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Selinsgrove 2 S	United States	Record daily precipitation	25.4 mm (1.0 in)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Kailua 446	United States	Record low minimum temperature	15.0 C (59.0 F)	35 of 100 (Notable)
Zugspitze	Germany	Record low minimum temperature	-12.6 C (9.3 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Carapan	Mexico	Record high maximum temperature	30.0 C (86.0 F)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Peru 2 WSW	United States	Record daily precipitation	44.7 mm (1.8 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Watertown	United States	Record daily precipitation	58.9 mm (2.3 in)	34 of 100 (Routine)
Astana	Kazakhstan	Record high minimum temperature	12.6 C (54.7 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Old Forge	United States	Record daily precipitation	52.3 mm (2.1 in)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Woodruff	United States	Record high minimum temperature	6.7 C (44.1 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)
Hatteras	United States	Record high minimum temperature	27.2 C (81.0 F)	33 of 100 (Routine)

Counts by Type and Timescale

743 records

Records set or tied on 28 September 2002 by type: Highest daily maximum 118, Lowest daily maximum 85, Highest daily minimum 200, Lowest daily minimum 105, Heaviest daily rainfall 233, Deepest snow cover 2.

Records on 28 September 2002 by type
Record type	Records
Highest daily maximum	118
Lowest daily maximum	85
Highest daily minimum	200
Lowest daily minimum	105
Heaviest daily rainfall	233
Heaviest daily snowfall	0
Deepest snow cover	2

Records on 28 September 2002 by timescale: all-time 1, monthly 20, daily 722.

How Much Records Were Beaten By

591 broken records

Margins by which the 591 broken records beat the old ones, in degrees Celsius for temperature and millimetres for precipitation and snow; the largest margin was 100.0. Ties are not counted.

Top 20 by Significance

28 September 2002

Top 20 records on 28 September 2002 by significance
Date	Station	Record	Value	Beat old record by	Old record stood	Significance
28 September 2002	Niznij Novgorod, RU	daily rain	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	14.2 mm (0.6 in)	116 years	68 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2002	Cornwall, US	daily rain	53.3 mm (2.1 in)	33.0 mm (1.3 in)	81 years	63 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2002	Susupuato de Guerrero, MX	daily rain	93.7 mm (3.7 in)	63.7 mm (2.5 in)	52 years	60 of 100 (Major)
28 September 2002	Abu Hamed, SD	daily rain	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	59.9 mm (2.4 in)	44 years	57 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Northville, US	daily rain	56.6 mm (2.2 in)	21.8 mm (0.9 in)	93 years	56 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Macedon Lock E30, US	daily rain	52.8 mm (2.1 in)	32.2 mm (1.3 in)	40 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Northfield, US	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	18.5 mm (0.7 in)	92 years	55 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Apollo Bay, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	10.8 mm (0.4 in)	96 years	53 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Cape Otway Lighthouse, AU	daily rain	38.2 mm (1.5 in)	6.2 mm (0.24 in)	133 years	51 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Poretskoye, RU	daily rain	35.4 mm (1.4 in)	22.2 mm (0.9 in)	3 years	50 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Dannemora, US	daily rain	43.9 mm (1.7 in)	12.1 mm (0.5 in)	92 years	48 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Simao, CN	daily rain	63.8 mm (2.5 in)	30.7 mm (1.2 in)	48 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Clyde Lock 26, US	daily rain	48.8 mm (1.9 in)	26.4 mm (1.0 in)	47 years	47 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Kilauea 1134, US	daily high max	31.1 C (88.0 F)	1.1 C (2.0 F)	88 years	44 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Wanakena Rngr School, US	daily rain	50.8 mm (2.0 in)	15.5 mm (0.6 in)	65 years	43 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Yerevan, AM	daily high min	18.1 C (64.6 F)	0.9 C (1.6 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Gellibrand River West, AU	daily rain	26.0 mm (1.0 in)	5.4 mm (0.21 in)	87 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Presa Miguel Hidalgo Y Costil, MX	monthly low min	13.9 C (57.0 F)	2.8 C (5.0 F)	37 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Orel, RU	daily rain	45.2 mm (1.8 in)	16.2 mm (0.6 in)	33 years	42 of 100 (Notable)
28 September 2002	Astrakan, RU	daily high min	17.9 C (64.2 F)	1.0 C (1.8 F)	108 years	42 of 100 (Notable)

Significance is a score from 0 to 100 combining margin, the age of the old record and the length of the station's record. How it is computed.

The Same Date in Other Years

1794 to 2002

Records set or tied on this calendar date in each year from 1794 to 2002. 2002 had 743 records.

Counts for years before the ledger starts come from the same station rules.

Records on 09-28 in each year
Year	Records
1794	1
1826	1
1832	1
1849	2
1851	1
1854	2
1855	2
1859	1
1862	1
1864	1
1866	1
1867	3
1868	1
1869	2
1873	3
1874	3
1877	3
1878	1
1879	1
1880	2
1881	3
1883	2
1884	1
1885	4
1887	1
1888	1
1890	4
1891	2
1892	3
1893	1
1894	6
1895	5
1896	3
1897	5
1898	4
1899	6
1900	9
1901	2
1902	5
1903	19
1904	17
1905	17
1906	37
1907	27
1908	23
1909	16
1910	39
1911	62
1912	32
1913	37
1914	28
1915	57
1916	61
1917	35
1918	55
1919	38
1920	23
1921	39
1922	34
1923	150
1924	139
1925	191
1926	305
1927	194
1928	205
1929	432
1930	116
1931	233
1932	195
1933	459
1934	237
1935	282
1936	502
1937	313
1938	311
1939	552
1940	419
1941	479
1942	1,187
1943	440
1944	367
1945	1,034
1946	347
1947	647
1948	617
1949	359
1950	233
1951	441
1952	366
1953	842
1954	512
1955	409
1956	590
1957	695
1958	509
1959	874
1960	226
1961	385
1962	705
1963	666
1964	723
1965	582
1966	477
1967	978
1968	262
1969	244
1970	932
1971	954
1972	671
1973	886
1974	583
1975	502
1976	900
1977	784
1978	513
1979	915
1980	750
1981	752
1982	1,001
1983	941
1984	1,326
1985	1,189
1986	1,264
1987	825
1988	623
1989	847
1990	414
1991	821
1992	643
1993	627
1994	836
1995	794
1996	1,069
1997	681
1998	1,541
1999	1,533
2000	652
2001	791
2002	743
2003	929
2004	852
2005	1,088
2006	704
2007	837
2008	536
2009	792
2010	1,139
2011	1,025
2012	624
2013	790
2014	878
2015	673
2016	520
2017	755
2018	527
2019	1,388
2020	531
2021	740
2022	727
2023	772
2024	1,364
2025	464
2026	531

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Sources: Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Climatology Network Daily (GHCN-Daily). Records are computed by World Extreme Weather Monitor and are not official NOAA products. (US Government open data (NOAA NCEI)) Made with Natural Earth. Public domain map data. Borders are Natural Earth's de facto depiction. Data as of 2026-10-15 (15 October 2026). Records are computed by this site and are not official.

Data as of 2026-10-15. Last revised 15 October 2026 (2026-10-15).

Margin	Records
0 to 20	556
20 to 40	28
40 to 60	4
60 to 80	1
80 to 100	2